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succinctness

/suhk-singkt/US // səkˈsɪŋkt //UK // (səkˈsɪŋkt) //

简明扼要,言简意赅,简洁性,简洁

Related Words

terse简练,简练的,简洁的,精练curt咖特,遏制,遏止,凝视pithy简洁,简洁的,简明扼要,精辟blunt直言不讳,直率的,钝的,直率concise简要,简洁,简洁的,简明扼要brusque粗鲁的,粗鲁,蛮横的,粗糙的compact紧凑型,紧凑,紧凑的,结构紧凑compendious简明扼要,简明扼要的,简明扼要的说,简明扼要地condensed浓缩的,凝练,浓缩,凝练的laconic沉默寡言,口齿不清,沉默寡言的,口齿不清的short短期,短期的,短暂的,短暂summary摘要,概要,概述,撮要boiled down归结为,煮熟的,煮熟了的,煮熟了breviloquent冗长的话语,冗长的语言,漫无边际,长篇大论cut to the bone刻骨铭心,斩钉截铁,斩钉截铁的说in a nutshell简而言之,一言以蔽之,简言之,概括地说

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : expressed in few words; concise; terse.
    • : characterized by conciseness or verbal brevity.
    • : compressed into a small area, scope, or compass.
    • : Archaic. drawn up, as by a girdle.close-fitting. encircled, as by a girdle.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as inbrevity
Synonyms
conciseness言简意赅,简洁,简洁性,精炼concision简明扼要,简洁,精简,简明condensation凝结,冷凝,凝结物,凝结水crispness清晰度,清脆的声音,干脆利落,清脆curtness严谨性,紧密性,凝重,密封性economy经济,节约,经济性,经济效益ephemerality短暂性,瞬时性,瞬息万变,短暂性的impermanence无常,无常态,无生无灭,无生pithiness髓质,韧性,髓质性,肌理pointedness尖锐性,尖锐度,尖锐化,尖锐程度terseness激烈程度,强度,紧张程度,紧张性transience瞬息万变,暂时性,瞬时性,暂时性的transitoriness过渡性,过境性,转移性,过渡期
as incompactness
Synonyms
briefness短暂的,简介,简短,简短性pithiness髓质,韧性,髓质性,肌理terseness激烈程度,强度,紧张程度,紧张性

Examples

  • Together, the equations formed a succinct theory now known as the Standard Model of particle physics.

  • The succinct 54-page filing quoted the threats of Microsoft execs who wanted to “cut off the air supply” of Netscape and “putting a bullet through the head” of one of their own products in favor of a deal with a competitor.

  • Eduardo Mondlane’s speech was as succinct as it was poignant.

  • “More Mitt,” as Politico reported at least has the virtue of alliterative succinctness.

  • Decollat,” says a contemporary document, with a grim succinctness, “in castrum Londin: vulgo turris appellatur.

  • "Your 'far country' lies on the borders of hell," he replied, with disconcerting succinctness.

  • He touched his hat to her with equal succinctness, and drove away, including all the ladies on the piazza in a cursory obeisance.

  • This is the tendency toward succinctness and clarity, at whatever sacrifice of grace.

  • I know nothing so simple, so natural; and the proof of the simplicity shall lie in the succinctness of my demonstration.

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